Nessus Agent

A guide to uninstall Nessus Agent from your PC

This page contains detailed information on how to remove Nessus Agent for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Tenable, Inc.. You can find out more on Tenable, Inc. or check for application updates here. Please open http://www.Tenable,Inc..com if you want to read more on Nessus Agent on Tenable, Inc.'s page. Nessus Agent is typically installed in the C:\Program Files\Tenable\Nessus Agent directory, but this location may vary a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the program. The entire uninstall command line for Nessus Agent is MsiExec.exe /I{678F4F44-8DE3-4350-928F-9EB4D5C15C98}. nessus-service.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 16.02 KB (16400 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are incorporated in Nessus Agent. They occupy 12.82 MB (13443648 bytes) on disk.

• nasl.exe (4.19 MB)
• nessus-service.exe (16.02 KB)
• nessuscli.exe (4.14 MB)
• nessusd.exe (4.47 MB)

This page is about Nessus Agent version 7.2.1.20001 only.

How to erase Nessus Agent with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Nessus Agent is a program by Tenable, Inc.. Sometimes, users want to erase this application. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because performing this by hand requires some experience related to Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK action to erase Nessus Agent is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Nessus Agent or simply click the Search feature and type in "Nessus Agent". If it is installed on your PC the Nessus Agent application will be found automatically. After you select Nessus Agent in the list of programs, the following information about the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Nessus Agent, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Nessus Agent:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.Tenable,Inc..com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{678F4F44-8DE3-4350-928F-9EB4D5C15C98}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Nessus Agent.


8. After removing Nessus Agent, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Nessus Agent that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Nessus Agent using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Nessus Agent by Tenable, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that Nessus Agent by Tenable, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Nessus Agent in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.